Lawgist107Penalty for falsely representing a trade mark as registered
(1) No person shall make any representation--
(a) with respect to a mark, not being a registered trade mark, to the effect that it is a registered trade mark; or
(b) with respect to a part of a registered trade mark, not being a part separately registered as a trade mark, to the effect that it is separately registered as a trade mark; or
(c) to the effect that a registered trade mark is registered in respect of any goods or services in respect of which it is not in fact registered; or
(d) to the effect that registration of a trade mark gives an exclusive right to the use thereof in any circumstances in which, having regard to limitation entered on the register, the registration does not in fact give that right.
(2) If any person contravenes any of the provisions of sub-section (1), he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
(3) For the purposes of this section, the use in India in relation to a trade mark of the word "registered", or of any other expression, symbol or sign referring whether expressly or impliedly to registration, shall be deemed to import a reference to registration in the register, except--
(a) where that word or other expression, symbol or sign is used in direct association with other words delineated in characters at least as large as those in which that word or other expression, symbol or sign is delineated and indicating that the reference is to registration as a trade mark under the law of a country outside India being a country under the law of which the registration referred to is in fact in force; or
(b) where that other expression, symbol or sign is of itself such as to indicate that the reference is to such registration as is mentioned in clause (a); or
(c) where that word is used in relation to a mark registered as a trade mark under the law of a country outside India and in relation solely to goods to be exported to that country or in relation to services for use in that country.
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- 105 Enhanced penalty on second or subsequent conviction
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- 108 Penalty for improperly describing a place of business as connected with the Trade Marks Office
- 109 Penalty for falsification of entries in the register
- 110 No offence in certain cases
- 111 Forfeiture of goods
- 112 Exemption of certain persons employed in ordinary course of business
- 113 Procedure where invalidity of registration is pleaded by the accused
- 114 Offences by companies
- 115 Cognizance of certain offences and the powers of police officer for search and seizure
- 116 Evidence of origin of goods imported by sea
- 117 Costs of defence or prosecution
- 118 Limitation of prosecution
- 119 Information as to commission of offence
- 120 Punishment of abetment in India of acts done out of India
- 121 Instructions of Central Government as to permissible variation to be observed by criminal courts
